Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report, Shelby, NC

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 10, 2024

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.57/cwt -10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 524 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.23/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 420 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.73/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 570 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	501	494	569
Feeder cattle	438	421	448
Slaughter cattle	53	69	101
Replacement cattle	10	4	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Note: Link to Video/Internet Auction Cattle sold during todays sale: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3485.pdf Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	305.00	$305.00	$778	—
320–340	328	3	265.00–307.50	$285.06	$935	-44.94
350–395	377	5	275.00–300.00	$288.31	$1,087	-3.94
400–445	424	10	260.00–292.50	$276.84	$1,174	-15.65
465–495	482	3	250.00–272.50	$259.76	$1,252	-27.02
510–545	528	9	235.00–265.00	$249.08	$1,315	-6.12
560–590	575	6	225.00–245.00	$235.06	$1,352	+2.69
600–645	620	12	190.00–225.00	$211.35	$1,310	-15.12
650–695	666	8	205.00–225.50	$215.38	$1,434	-6.39
760–765	763	2	180.00–190.00	$185.02	$1,412	-15.35
800–845	818	3	180.00–187.50	$185.03	$1,514	-15.05
885	885	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,504	±0.00
905–945	920	4	168.00–180.00	$173.85	$1,599	—
1045	1045	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	245.00	$245.00	$698	—
315	315	1	225.00	$225.00	$709	+25.00
350–360	355	2	210.00–225.00	$217.39	$772	—
420	420	1	215.00	$215.00	$903	—
480	480	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,080	+5.00
520–545	534	5	200.00–225.00	$212.93	$1,137	-1.68
550–565	559	4	175.00–205.00	$191.30	$1,069	-9.83
615–640	628	2	145.00–170.00	$157.25	$988	-35.71
655–690	673	2	145.00–155.00	$149.87	$1,009	-28.91
795	795	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,312	—
825	825	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,155	-15.00
960	960	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	190.00	$190.00	$656	—
375	375	1	145.00	$145.00	$544	—
440–445	443	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$631	—
505–545	521	4	175.00–185.00	$181.32	$945	-2.34

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	275	3	265.00–280.00	$271.88	$748	+30.76
305–345	325	2	230.00–260.00	$245.92	$799	-3.46
355–395	378	9	240.00–267.50	$255.76	$967	+18.13
400–445	420	20	225.00–267.50	$237.23	$996	-1.57
450–495	479	16	200.00–235.00	$222.26	$1,065	-10.87
500–545	524	35	200.00–234.00	$219.57	$1,151	-10.09
555–590	570	19	200.00–226.00	$211.73	$1,207	-4.10
600–640	618	7	175.00–203.00	$191.04	$1,181	-5.87
655–690	673	5	165.00–190.00	$175.40	$1,180	-0.75
705–745	725	5	155.00–182.50	$164.32	$1,191	—
760	760	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,197	-8.97
845	845	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,318	-20.63
895	895	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,289	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	200.00–235.00	$217.10	$478	+12.10
290	290	1	235.00	$235.00	$682	+25.00
305–340	321	5	185.00–225.00	$207.55	$666	-2.45
365–395	377	6	185.00–225.00	$201.08	$758	-8.92
415–435	423	4	190.00–220.00	$206.29	$873	+2.92
465–495	480	4	155.00–190.00	$179.00	$859	-20.88
505–545	518	6	135.00–190.00	$171.36	$888	—
550–595	572	5	165.00–195.00	$183.82	$1,051	-12.45
720	720	1	135.00	$135.00	$972	—
840	840	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	185.00–190.00	$187.43	$521	+13.79
300–320	310	3	115.00–135.00	$124.78	$387	—
350–385	372	3	125.00–150.00	$139.75	$520	—
400–445	429	4	125.00–140.00	$128.89	$553	—
450–495	473	2	125.00–135.00	$130.24	$616	—
515	515	1	145.00	$145.00	$747	-7.46
635	635	2	115.00–135.00	$125.00	$794	-40.00
660	660	1	130.00	$130.00	$858	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	125.00	$125.00	$325	—
495	495	1	135.00	$135.00	$668	—
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	3	205.00–225.00	$216.61	$617	—
335	335	1	210.00	$210.00	$704	-12.50
380–395	386	4	205.00–245.00	$229.92	$887	+5.47
400–440	424	8	195.00–235.00	$220.33	$934	+12.91
450–495	475	15	200.00–237.50	$212.85	$1,011	+0.42
500–540	520	6	190.00–217.50	$202.92	$1,055	+22.83
550–595	573	10	175.00–207.50	$190.16	$1,090	—
605–640	622	3	165.00–190.00	$176.54	$1,098	-11.85
660–685	673	3	155.00–185.00	$171.49	$1,154	+21.49
745	745	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,155	—
760	760	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,026	+15.00
815	815	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,263	+20.00
895	895	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,208	—
900	900	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,125	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	265.00–290.00	$277.10	$646	—
295	295	1	290.00	$290.00	$856	+5.34
315	315	1	265.00	$265.00	$835	+20.00
355–385	374	4	277.50–290.00	$281.74	$1,054	-0.31
410–445	423	4	247.50–270.00	$256.78	$1,086	-6.18
455–485	468	4	257.50–272.50	$264.25	$1,237	+14.86
510–545	521	5	220.00–250.00	$236.39	$1,232	+6.12
565–590	579	8	205.00–237.50	$219.64	$1,272	+4.07
610–640	627	9	200.00–217.50	$210.85	$1,322	+1.23
655–680	670	3	185.00–205.00	$194.98	$1,306	-1.96
715–740	725	3	170.00–175.00	$171.70	$1,245	-20.80
795	795	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,352	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	150.00	$150.00	$495	—
360–390	373	3	190.00–200.00	$195.13	$728	+6.38
400	400	2	185.00	$185.00	$740	+30.00
470–495	478	5	155.00–185.00	$174.83	$836	-20.17
500–540	521	9	145.00–185.00	$169.59	$884	—
580–585	583	2	165.00	$165.00	$962	—
620	620	1	135.00	$135.00	$837	-10.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	135.00	$135.00	$506	—
460–480	470	2	155.00–170.00	$162.34	$763	—
535–545	540	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$715	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	135.00	$135.00	$392	—
430	430	1	135.00	$135.00	$580	—
485–495	490	2	125.00	$125.00	$612	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1160	988	85-90%	4	88.00–91.00	$89.53	$885	—
820–1265	1046	85-90%	15	103.00–123.00	$113.58	$1,188	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1560	1193	80-85%	16	121.00–134.00	$127.60	$1,522	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430	1430	75-80%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,788	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1460	1185	2	131.00–138.00	$135.31	$1,603	—
1255–1905	1567	6	149.00–155.00	$152.46	$2,389	—
1915	1915	1	171.00	$171.00	$3,275	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
750–940	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,425.00	$1,336.24
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1010–1110	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,775.00	$1,657.19
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1020–1225	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,425.00–1,700.00	$1,618.70

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	145.00	$145.00	$863	-53.50

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.